City Hall, Council Chamber
100 Santa Rosa Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
City of Santa Rosa
Public Safety Subcommittee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final
9:00 AMWednesday, August 17, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Victoria Fleming, Natalie Rogers and Tom SchwedhelmPresent: 3 -
2. ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022Attachments:
Approved as submitted.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments on this item.
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 POLICE CHIEF UPDATE
Chief of Police or designee will provide a brief update on current topics.
Chair and Committee members asked questions of the Chief.
There were no public comments on this item.
5.2 DISCUSSION OF NEW SIDESHOW ORDINANCE
Discussion regarding the Police Department’s effort to stop illegal sideshows from occurring throughout our city. We will be seeking input on the next steps to deter sideshows which include a city ordinance prohibiting spectators at sideshow events and county-wide enforcement protocol.
PresentationAttachments:
Chair Fleming introduced the Chief and item. Lt. Kucker presented the Police Department's strategies on preventing sideshows.
City of Santa Rosa
Regular Meeting Minutes
August 17, 2022Public Safety Subcommittee Regular Meeting Minutes - Final The Committee members asked questions about the strategies.
Chief Cregan answered questions and will keep the Subcommittee members updated.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Art Deicke - appreciates the coordination that the Police Department is doing to prevent sideshows. Can the implementation date of the bill be moved forward? Feels like the participants of sideshows are from out of town. Would like that to be addressed. Chief Cregan responded.
5.3 K9 UPDATE
Introduction of the newest K9 to our team and discussion on the new applications for the K9 which will be focused on locating firearms and our overall department emphasis on violence reduction.
PresentationAttachments:
Lt. Hackett presented the item. He is in charge of the K9 team.
Officer Gonzalez introduced Ghost, his new K9 partner; they are currently in training.
Subcommittee members asked questions about the program.
No public comments on this item.
6. FUTURE TOPICS
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Fleming adjourned at 10:10 am
Approved on: October 19, 2022
/s/
Elizabeth Licursi,
Recording Secretary